; THE voices of the rescued—their numbers may be read— The tears of speechless feeling our wives and children shed— The memories of mercy in man's extremest need- All for the dear old Life-boat, uniting, seem to plead." LORD...
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IT is a calamity, and a cause of deep re- gret, when a man engaged in, and pecu- liarly fitted for, the development and con- solidation of a national work is torn from his labours by death, while still much of his undertaking remains to be...
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A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
EDINBURGH'S PERMANENT LIFEBOAT SHOP, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN 'IN BUSINESS' FOR TEN YEARS by Joyce Dunford MANY ARE THE WAYS of raising money for the RNLI, but one of the most unusual is the Edinburgh shop, rightly named 'The Lucky...
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OCEAN CRUISE UK - No Fly in plete British Charters 5- . "*r ~* '.~t% Onboard the MY Van Gogh Thousands of happy cruisers have already fallen in love with the impressive MV Van Gogh, with its excellent range of facilities and very...
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been developed jointly by Mike Bigland (Preparations) Ltd., an engineering firm in Knighton Powys, Wales, and the RNLI. It is encased in a watertight, custom built steel and armour plated glass hull—reminiscent of a huge goldfish tank. This...
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MARCH 1 9TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot was rescued by a fishing boat. - Rewards, £6 4s.
(See Port Isaac, “ Services by Shore-boats,” page 95.).
DUO CENTURY MAP roou This exciting map affords the unique opportunity to see an Ordnance Survey I ktoriun First Edition (circa 1880) and a current Landranger map of your area side-by-side in a stunning...
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On the 14th January, at 5.30 A.M., during a moderate breeze from the N.N.E., with snow squalls, the Bradford Life-boat and harbour steam-tug Vulcan, went out in response to signals of distress, and brought the schooner Minnie Coles, of...